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Leadership Development & Systems Thinking in the Charter School Sector
Blog
Public charter schools may operate independently of local district requirements, but a systems-thinking approach to leadership development still makes sense.
ATSDR Toxicological Profiles
Project
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) wants to better understand the characteristics of chemicals with a range of potential health effects—including cancer, endocrine, neurological, hematological, hepatic, and renal—found on the…
Children's absenteeism from pre-K to kindergarten: A focus on children receiving child care subsidies
Publication
This article reveals absenteeism is high among children receiving child care subsidies during pre-K and pre-K absenteeism predicts kindergarten absenteeism.
Educating Health Care Providers About MIS-C
Project
The Abt team supported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its effort to assess and address the educational needs of HCPs treating pediatric patients with suspected and confirmed cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children …
Using Ecometric Data to Explore Sources of Cross-Site Impact Variance in Multi-Site Trials
Publication
A guide to learning more from social experiments using data from participants to measure implementation practices and local confounding factors.
Mozambique Agribusiness and Trade Competitiveness Program (AgriFUTURO)
Project
In 2011, roughly 80 percent of Mozambicans earning their living from subsistence farming; more than 44 percent suffered from chronic malnutrition, and 34 percent faced perpetual hunger. Farm productivity was among the lowest in the world. Farmers used…
Association Between Staff Turnover and Nursing Home Quality – Evidence From Payroll-based Journal Data
Publication
Abt studied staff turnover in nursing homes and found higher turnover was consistently associated with lower quality of care.
Motorcycles to Technical Assistance: Abt Provides Sustainable Solutions to Community Organizations in Mozambique
Impact Brief
The ECHO project’s procurement of bikes and motorcycles for HIV services in remote areas is one example of Abt’s sustainable support to Mozambique’s CBOs.
Risk factors for reinfection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant among previously infected frontline workers
Publication
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study confirms that mask use, vaccinations, and boosters reduce the risk of COVID-19 reinfection.
Evaluation of Advanced Waste-to-Energy Technologies in New York State
Project
In 2012, New York state (NYS) generated over 17.8 million tons of municipal solid waste. An assessment of the options for reducing landfilled waste and emissions through the use of advanced waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies was needed, as was an…